- By Kamal Kumar
- Sat, 10 Aug 2024 06:08 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
R G Kar Case: After a 31-year-old woman trainee doctor was found dead in mysterious conditions in the seminar hall of government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal's Kolkata, the state government on Friday said that it is open for any kind of investigation by a central agency in the case. This came after the family members, fellow doctors, and medical fraternity across the country demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the brutal rape and murder at a prominent medical college campus.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that if the protesting doctors and medical students want, the state administration has no problem in a central agency probe. The incident, which shook the entire country, has evoked a strong reaction from the medical fraternity, with the victim's fellow doctors declaring a strike till justice is delivered to her. Here are the top Updates on RG Kar Doctor's Death -
R G Kar Doctor Murder: Autopsy Revealed Brutal Rape, Bleeding From Private Parts
The Kolkata Police on Saturday confirmed that the deceased was brutally raped and murdered by strangulation. Heart-wrenching details emerged from the autopsy report of her body, which showed multiple injuries all across her body. The preliminary post-mortem report suggested bleeding from the private parts, eyes and mouth of the victim and a broken neck. Injury marks were also found on her lips, stomach, face and right leg, the report stated as reported by PTI.
R G Kar Case Suspect Arrested, SIT Formed
After the brutal rape and murder ignited huge protest at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital campus, Kolkata Police arrested a suspect after analysing hours of CCTV footage, Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal said. He further said that a rape and murder case has been registered under the relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections.
"We have arrested one person who is an outsider. His activities are quite suspicious, and he seems to be directly involved in the crime," the official told PTI. The accused Sanjay Roy was sent to a 14-days police remand by a Kolkata court.
A Special Investigation Team of West Bengal Police is probing the case with the members of the homicide department leading the case, the commissioner said.
Kolkata Doctor Murder: Political Row Erupts
As the students', nurses and doctors' protests intensified following the incident, the main opposition party in the state BJP also jumped in to bash the Mamata Banerjee government over the worsening situation of women's safety and law and order in the state. Leader of opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari slammed Mamata Banerjee's government and asked the "student Community to raise their voice against the lackadaisical attitude of the State government."
"I urge the Student Community to raise their voice against the lackadaisical attitude of the State Govt, especially the Medical Students should protest vehemently. I will extend all the support to the Student fraternity as long as the deceased Student doesn't get justice," he wrote in an X post.